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Q.1.A The water content of a sample of fully saturated clay is 25%, and the specific gravity was
found to be 2.65. Find the void ratio and the bulk and dry densities? If you know that the
maximum and minimum void ratios are 0.9 and 0.5 respectively, what is the relative density?
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